Ranking every X-Men story from A to Z. Hosted by Zack Jenkins and Adam Reck.
Happy Halloween. We celebrate it by talking about how Zack’s 4-year-old is a scrub at Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men v3 #5-7 (Limbo) Marvel Knights: X-Men Ghost Rider #67-68 (Brood Feud II)
L is for the way Land looks at me O is for the only storyline for Jean V is very, very, extra boring reading E is enjoyable podcast hosts that you adore Ranked this episode: Phoenix: Endsong Phoenix: Warsong New X-Men #151-154 (Here Comes Tomorrow)
The X-Men books have, at times, struggled with intersectionality and representation of the ideas they are inspired by. These ones though? They are good at it. Ranked This Episode: All-New X-Men v1 #9-14 Generation X v2 #6-7 Age Of X-Man: Prisoner X
We are aging backward, all the way back to the uncanny first appearance of some of our favorite characters. Join us in the abyss. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny #265-267 (First Gambit) Uncanny #345, 347-350 (First Maggott & Trial of Gambit) X-Men #28 (First Banshee)
Very few swords but very many minor appearances of Gambit on this one folks. Ranked this episode: X-Men vol. 4 #23-26 (The Burning World) X-Treme X-Men #5-9 All-New X-Factor #3-4 (Stolen Island)
Raise your blades because it’s time for X Of Swords! Writer Tini Howard joins Battle Of The Atom to talk Excalibur, Tarot, and all things X Of Swords. Here’s links to all the other stuff we mentioned: The Chrises On Infinite Earth’s X Of Swords Interview with Jordan D. White The AipT X-Men Monday X…
We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed. We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed. We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed. We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While…
What a weird one. We’re talking about cartoons mostly, but also adaptations of those cartoons. Ranked This Episode: X-Men: Animation Special X-Men: Evolution #1-6 X-Men: The Manga #1-4
It’s finally time for all the X-Man content you could crave. We go a little off the rails on this one. Buncha Lord Of The Rings talk that I wasn’t expecting tbh. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men vol 5 #1-10 (Disassembled) X-Man #1-4 (Age Of Apocalypse) X-Man #67-70 (Infinites Of Evil)
Don’t: Go to a movie theater and see what’s probably going to be a bad movie Do: Listen to us talk about a great comic Ranked The Episode: New Mutants #18-20 (Demon Bear) X-Force vol 3 #7-10 (Old Ghosts) Uncanny X-Force vol 2 #1-6 (Let It Bleed)
This week X-Men assistant editor Annalise Bissa talks to Zack about Swords, Crocs, and the impact of COVID-19 on making X-Men.
Who loves Havok? Us I guess. This one is all about that himbo. Astonishing X-Men 13-17 (Until Our Hearts Stop) Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown X-Men 54-59 (1st Havok, 2nd Sentinels)
I had good episode notes but I accidentally deleted them. This one has Thor in it. Ranked This Episode: New Mutants 77-80 and 82-85 (Back to Asgard) The Mighty Thor 15-19 (Asgard/Shi’ar War) Exiled (New Mutants/JiM)
Leah Williams joins the boys to talk about X-Factor as we all forget how to do podcasts with good audio quality.
We’re doing hell stuff now. X-Infernus X-Men: Second Coming: Revelations: Hellbound New Mutants #15-22 (Fall & Rise Of The New Mutants)